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Replacing thermal fuse in a fog machine
floobydust:
Other posters (halloween fog forums) saying Chauvet will sell only the entire heater/fuse/thermostat assembly :P
I'll bet the heater is a generic 700W one from china, you can track down the same fog machine guts but under a different label and see what the thermal cutoff rating is.
The Antari F-80Z (heater block) looks the same and 172 degree TCO, also used for a few other models ice, 1000, 1100.
I think that's the best guess out there until someone else repairs one and posts here.
The TCO is to stop the fog machine from burning down the house if the thermostat failed, stuck on. Paper ignites at 233C so the enclosure (bracket) better stay way cooler under that fault condition.
Maybe try out the NTE part and see how it does?
paluszak:
Yep. TOTALLY AGREE with you... and thank you again for the 4insight. I definitely want to put "something" in for safety-sake and I don't want it to be TOO high, not work and then catch on fire, however, I also don't want to use one too low and have it FAIL every single time I use the fog machine! ha ha
floobydust:
Most fog machines have fake or no safety approvals.
The FX-800 is claimed to "Intertek ETL Listing" but does not exist in the product certifications database. No fog machines by Chauvet and Sons, Inc. FL USA are in there. It must have been taken by the hurricane. They seem to purchase from HESHAN TONGFANG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD - Heshan, Guangdong CHINA.
Some fog machines are only basic electrical (grounding, electric shock) tested, and a few for Europe I found tested to the appliance standard IEC 60335-1 which covers fire.
My point is the thermal fuse was never formally tested to provide fire protection in this model.
paluszak:
Dang pesky hurricanes... Anyone else see the irony here, given that this is one of Chauvet's leading Fog Machine model names? ;)
noall666:
I need help with this fog machine, heres a quick run down. 400 watt, pump works, heating coil heats up, BUT, it shuts off and doesn't go on, when you would think it does, not sure if there is a wiring problem, anyone know how these things are suppose to be wired, or if my temperature controller thing is shot. this thread has been some help, but maybe specifics,wiring diagram etc, would be even better.
cheers
side note , i think the switch has been altered, so lets see if i can figure out how to add some photos.....
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